Meet Lawrence Wetherhold a widowed, imperiously brilliant, And self-absorbed literature professor who has alienated his son and turned his teenage daughter into an acid-tongued, friendless over-achiever. after a hit to the head he falls for doctor, and a former student, Janet, at the same time, his ne'er-do-well brother, unexpectedly shows up at the door, low on cash and needing a place to stay. the circumstances cause Lawrence to stir from his deep, deep freeze, with often comical, sometimes heartbreaking, consequences for himself and everyone around him.